N01640:2923
Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…
Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original; but all in blank verse. : Fitted unto the tunes commonly used in our churches. Which pure offering is accompanied with illustrations, digging for hidden treasures in it; and rules to employ it upon the glorious and various intentions of it. : Whereunto are added, some other portions of the sacred Scripture, to enrich the cantional.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for B. Eliot, 1718
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
III. Gimel.
17 Unto thy Servant O do Thou ‖ m•• [kind and] bountiful returns; ‖ O let me live that so I may ‖ observe with care [[…] do] thy Word.‖
17 Unto thy Servant O do Thou ‖ m•• [kind and] bountiful returns; ‖ O let me live that so I may ‖ observe with care [〈…〉 do] thy Word.‖
18 Open my Eyes, that I may see ‖ […] [hidden] Wonders of thy Law.‖
18 Open my Eyes, that I may see ‖ 〈…〉 [hidden] Wonders of thy Law.‖
19 On Earth I am a stranger; don't ‖ […] me thy precepts [therefore] hide.‖